Micron Technology (MU) stock

Memory and storage chipsMemory chips

Worth $743B

Pre-market

$699.35

+1.36%

Memory chips, worth $743BMemory chips

Close $690.00 +5.12%

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Why MU fell on Nov 5

Down 18% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and memory chip stocks a median 17%.

“Micron pauses work on $4.5 billion Taiwan plant, Bloomberg News reports.”

Reuters and 8 more outlets reported that day

Sources: Price history, Nov 5, 2026; Reuters, Nov 5, 2026

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Why MU still beats the market over three years

Up 856% over the three years to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 75%; down 17% on Nov 5.

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Quality Score

Above Average

In its industry

#2of 84

Semiconductors

Checks firing

2of 14

Trending up

From 52-week high

-45.0%

under its best in a year

Up:Above Average or better for 328 days in a row, the longest run since at least Oct 2021. Scores before Sep 10, 2026 were rebuilt.

MU's Quality Score was unchanged on Fri, Nov 6, at 14.

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Key facts on MU

Key facts on MU
The company	Sales up 256% on the year
Its score	Up:Above Average or better for 328 days in a row The longest run since at least Oct 2021. Scores before Sep 10, 2026 were rebuilt.
Latest filing	8-K, Nov 5 Reported a change of officers or directors

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MU in the news

Fri Nov 6Micron Announces Board of Directors Retirement Yahoo Finance and 1 more

Outlet counts from the GDELT Project.

Tech stocks rose together

Group

“AMD Jumps 8%, Intel and NVIDIA Climb 5% as Chip Stocks Rebound From Worst Sell-Off Since 2020”

MU closed +5.1% that day.

Reported by Yahoo Finance · covered by 2 outlets

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The move is what MU did that session, not a claim about why.

What moves memory chips

Big Tech spending$201.9B+108%in the quarter, Jul to Sepon a year

What Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta together spent on buildings and equipment, data centers included, in their latest quarter, against a year earlier. Capital spending as each reports it, not a count of chips bought.

Each company's quarterly report (10-Q) on SEC EDGAR, Jul to Sep. Change on the same period a year earlier.

TSMC monthly sales and US export rules, for Pro members.

What's next

Tue Nov 10: SEMICON Europa 2026Industry event · date confirmed.

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MU catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +6.3% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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How MU ranks in Semiconductors

MU is #2 of 84 by Quality Score.

How MU ranks in Semiconductors
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	AMDAdvanced Micro Devices	3/14	17
2	MUMicron Technology	2/14	14
3	LSCCLattice Semiconductor	2/14	13
	MRVLMarvell Technology		Open for its score
	MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions		Open for its score
	MXMagnachip Semiconductor		Open for its score
	MXLMaxLinear		Open for its score

Net income over four quarters: MU $85.0B, SNDK $19.4B, AMD $7.62B, ADI $4.14B.

When does MU report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Dec 23, after the close (in 44 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What MU reported on Sep 30, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $54.2B; a profit of $32.87 a share.

The quarter that ended Sep 3, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

MU's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

The numbers

Market value: $743B; today
Sales: $133B; up 256% on the year
Free cash flow: $59B; last 12 months

Sales grew 37% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.

Pays $0.60 a share a year.

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The whole report on MU: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-3.8%+15.7%+3.0%

Mar 18Jun 24Sep 30

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Sep 30, 2026After close	After close	-1.0%	+3.0%	+2.1%
Jun 24, 2026After close	After close	+17.6%	+15.7%	-1.6%
Mar 18, 2026After close	After close	-8.0%	-3.8%	-17.3%

MU closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and MU's Quality Score going into each

MU sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $133B in 2026. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.

MU has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

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Volume1 of 3 shown

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Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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MU RSI on Nov 6: 31.3, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 31.3, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on MU

What it does and how it makes money5 findingsIt kept 75 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2026: $99.3B of operating profit on $133B of sales.Annual report, filed Oct 9, 2026"Our patents have various terms expiring through 2045." (10-K for fiscal 2026)SEC filing · Oct 9, 2026
Where it stands5 findingsFor Pro members5 findings on where MU stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings5 findings"On August 10, 2026, Netlist filed a complaint against Micron and MSP in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ('C.D. Cal.:) alleging that two U.S. patents are infringed by certain of our DIMMs." (10-K for fiscal 2026)SEC filing · Oct 9, 2026A new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Labor disputes, union activity, work stoppages, or other disruptions at our manufacturing facilities could cause significant business interruption and materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition." (10-K for fiscal 2026; not in fiscal 2025's)SEC filing · Oct 9, 2026, against the one of Oct 3, 2025No customer reached 10% of its revenue in fiscal 2026, its 10-K says; one made up 17% in fiscal 2025.SEC filing · Oct 9, 2026
Who holds and trades it6 findingsFor Pro members6 findings on who holds and trades MU, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersNet income over four quarters: MU $85.0B, SNDK $19.4B, AMD $7.62B, ADI $4.14B.

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MU insider trades

4 insiders sold $16.4M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellAlexis Bjorlin$28KDirectorat $1,132.33 on Jun 26, filed Aug 28

SellAlexis BjorlinDirector$28Kat $1,132.33 on Jun 26, filed Aug 28

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All MU insider trades

MU trades by Congress and the executive branch

37 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

BuyJohn McGuire$1K to $15KHousetraded Oct 1, disclosed Nov 1(31 days later)

BuyJohn McGuireHouse$1K to $15Ktraded Oct 1, disclosed Nov 1(31 days later)

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MU's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Sanjay MehrotraPresident and CEO · 8 trades
Manish H. BhatiaPresident and COO · 6 trades
Mark J. MurphyEVP & Chief Financial Officer · no trades on file
Sumit SadanaEVP and Chief Business Officer · 5 trades
Michael Charles RaySVP, Chief Legal Officer · 4 trades
April S. ArnzenEVP and Chief People Officer · 3 trades
Michael D. CordanoEVP, Worldwide Sales · 2 trades
Scott R. AllenCVP, Chief Accounting Officer · 2 trades

6 more officers and directors file at MU.

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Which ETFs hold MU?

In ETFs: MU is 9.2% of SPMO, 7.7% of SOXX, and 4.8% of SMH, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.

About Micron Technology

Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to not-and or NAND, flash chips. Micron serves a global customer base, selling chips into data centers, mobile phones, consumer electronics, and industrial and automotive applications. The firm is vertically integrated.

61,000 employeesBoise, IDmicron.com

What Micron Technology says it competes with

“We face intense competition in the semiconductor memory and storage markets from a number of companies, including Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; SK hynix Inc.; Kioxia Holdings Corporation; Sandisk Corporation; ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc. (“CXMT”); and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. (“YMTC”).”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Oct 9, 2026

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As of Nov 9, 2026: MU's Quality Score is 14 (Above Average), #2 of 84 in Semiconductors. Insiders sold $16.4M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does MU's Quality Score say?

MU scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #2 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 18% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and memory chip stocks a median 17%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is MU's Quality Score?

MU scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #2 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MU's 14.

Are insiders buying MU?

4 insiders sold $16.4M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Alexis Bjorlin, Director, who sold $28K on Jun 26. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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